how small and portable can one actually make a
desktop?

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There are a lot of SFF cases but you have a lot of negatives that go with them. For example, On the extreme end of things this 3.5L case can handle an i5 and a 1070. But it doesn't have any 2.5 or 3.5 hdds. Really depends on how much power you want, storage needs, money, and tolerance to noise and temps.

Edit: it's roughly 5"x7"x8". Smaller than most consoles and way Moreno powerful.

how hard would that be honestly? i've put pcs together but that seems a bit more

There are a lot of SFF cases but you have a lot of negatives that go with them. For example, On the extreme end of things this 3.5L case can handle an i5 and a 1070. But it doesn't have any 2.5 or 3.5 hdds. Really depends on how much power you want, storage needs, money, and tolerance to noise and temps.

Edit: it's roughly 5"x7"x8". Smaller than most consoles and way Moreno powerful.

So M.2 and PCIe SSDs are your only options for internal storage then?

Yep. I couldn't do it but there are those with the ability and the means to use it.

I built a PC with the Fractal Design Node 202 in about 3 hours. Most of that time was having a funeral for the SSD that I broke. That case in particular has separate slots for all of your parts so building it is literally Legos and it pretty much manages your cables for you.

ITX builds aren't necessarily difficult you just have to build it in your head/on paper before you start buying parts. Using a blower style GPU, low profile CPU coolers, smaller hard drives, etc. are all things to consider before doing it.

"Myself I am a PC Gamer but I am forced to keep this side of me hidden because of who I am and my brand integrity." - dan_fs

There are a lot of SFF cases but you have a lot of negatives that go with them. For example, On the extreme end of things this 3.5L case can handle an i5 and a 1070. But it doesn't have any 2.5 or 3.5 hdds. Really depends on how much power you want, storage needs, money, and tolerance to noise and temps.

Edit: it's roughly 5"x7"x8". Smaller than most consoles and way Moreno powerful.

how hard would that be honestly? i've put pcs together but that seems a bit more

Realistic build for a gaming computer? 1080ti mini or the 1050ti mini can get you a ton of space but overall, I would say the smallest without being impractical would be just a tad bit smaller than a current generation computer.

You can get a raspberry pi mini to run old school games and you can fit those in your pocket.

Realistic build for a gaming computer? 1080ti mini or the 1050ti mini can get you a ton of space but overall, I would say the smallest without being impractical would be just a tad bit smaller than a current generation computer.

You can get a raspberry pi mini to run old school games and you can fit those in your pocket.

you don't even need mini versions of cards to have small builds. a lot of ITX cases can fit full cards and don't get too hot as long as you have blower coolers. see that node 202 up there.

"Myself I am a PC Gamer but I am forced to keep this side of me hidden because of who I am and my brand integrity." - dan_fs

One of the biggest annoyances is how tall a portable desktop is with the graphics card sticking up. It is also diifficult to build a secure way to mount the graphics card if you are building the case yourself. Something like the above would go a long way to building a very small "luggable" PC or even a home built gaming laptop if you use a DC > DC power supply.